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Hard Fescue
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual and Perennial

Type

Grass
Tree

Origin

Southern Europe
Australia

Types

Fine leaved sheep's fescue
Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Number of Varieties

14
0 40000
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Habitat

Mountain Slopes, Pastures
gardens, Mountain tops, Open Forest, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 1
12-3

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.10 cm910.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

4.90 cm760.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pale White
White, Pink, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Light Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan
Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Drought, Pollution and Soil Compaction, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Mealybugs, Mites
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Used in parkland
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic
Cold

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Bark, Leaves

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Medicinal oil, Used as firewood, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

FESTUCA brevipila
EUCALYPTUS sideroxylon

Common Name

Hard Fescue
Ironbark

In Hindi

Hard fescue
Ironbark

In German

Echter Schaf-Schwingel
Ironbark

In French

Hard fescue
Ironbark

In Spanish

fétuque ovine
Ironbark

In Greek

HARD φεστούκα
Ironbark

In Portuguese

Hard fescue
Ironbark

In Polish

Hard fescue
Ironbark

In Latin

Hard fescue
Ironbark

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Liliopsida
-

Order

Cyperales
Myrtales

Family

Poaceae
Myrtaceae

Genus

Festuca
Eucalyptus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Eucalypteae

Subfamily

-
Myrtoideae

Number of Species

300700
1 27800
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Difference Between Hard Fescue and Ironbark

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Importance of Hard Fescue and Ironbark

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Compare Facts of Hard Fescue vs Ironbark

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